Princess Mononoke
As a newcomer to the anime world, I have watched a few anime, and I'm glad I have only watched the best ones, as my niece is my guide so far. Now, I have only watched high-quality anime. I'm so happy that I got introduced to the world of anime. For non-anime fans, I would suggest they watch this wonderful movie, Princess Mononoke. It's a precious film, and I want people to start their journey by watching this anime movie. I feel it's good for beginners; this anime will make people feel the need to watch more anime.
What makes this movie special? It's because of Studio Ghibli; you can never say that they have done any bad work. As far as I have seen, everything has been mesmerizing, and there are many more out there for me to try, but for now, I'm truly impressed with Princess Mononoke. Look at the amazing trailer; the visuals are as mesmerizing as always. I feel that even if it's English dubbed, it sounds really good. I also prefer English dubbing because I'm not good at reading subtitles. However, I enjoy listening to Japanese; it feels different when it's in the original voice.
Creator: Hayao Miyazaki
Release date: July 12, 1997
Running time: 2h 13m
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Plot
A young boy, Ashitaka, is the prince of the Emishi tribe. One day, the village was attacked by a demon boar called Nago. The prince wanted to save the people of the village, so he took his arrow to stop the demon boar, but he could not do it peacefully. He was warned not to kill the boar because then he would be cursed, but he could not bear to see the village being destroyed, so he had to shoot the arrow at the demon boar, and it was killed instantly.
However, while trying to finish off the boar, he injured himself, and his right arm became cursed. The villagers felt bad for him, but they didn't want to bring upon bad omens for the village, so Ashitaka had to cut his long hair and evacuate the village. He did what he felt was best for the people of the village; he left his own village and went to another place. He set out on a journey to find a way to lift the curse.
On his way westward, he met a monk named Jigo, who approached Ashitaka and directed him towards Irontown. He also claimed that Ashitaka might find help there for his curse. Jigo also mentioned the Great Forest Spirit. Ashitaka truly wanted his curse to go away, so for some time, he thought that he could lift his curse by meeting the Great Forest Spirit.
He visited Irontown, where he met Lady Eboshi, the leader of Irontown. He also learned about Princess Mononoke, who lives with the wolf goddess Moro and her wolf pack. The people of Irontown, along with Lady Eboshi, think that the forest and its inhabitants are obstacles to the town's survival. Princess Mononoke is against the villagers, and they are ready to battle each other. Lady Eboshi has promised Jigo to give him the head of the Great Forest Spirit, so they are pursuing a war for that.
On the other hand, there is another party trying to take over Irontown for their own benefit. The samurai's name is Lord Asano, and he wants to conquer Irontown.
Review
The protagonist in the movie is exactly the example of a true gentleman and everyone should be like that. This anime movie has different stories and different point of views of each characters, every character has paid off their role perfectly. There was no gap in anything it just felt completed. No matter what everyone else is going to say this anime movie is going to remain as my favourite and people who are new to anime world they would definitely love this anime and have the eager to watch the animes.
When I watched this movie for the first time I was completely taken by surprise because it's too good. Hayao Miyazaki is an amazing story teller because his movies deals with human emotions naturally. It is truly a landmark in the world of animation. If you show this anime to someone who won't watch anime no matter what and they will absolutely like it no doubt. If I talk about the background music then it was a great experience each scene felt smooth with the music because it was kind of relaxing me a lot. The visuals are amazing as always there's no complain, one thing I have always liked that the romance in the anime never felt forced or there was no lustful scenes it was sweet and natural.
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